ALIENS

Neb. Rev. Stat. ch. 4

in effect

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-106 Aliens; labor or educational organization; appointment or election to office; unlawful; penalty.

4-106. Aliens; labor or educational organization; appointment or election to office; unlawful; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any alien to be elected to or hold any office in a labor or educational organization in the State of Nebraska. Any person, officer, or any member of any labor organization knowingly or willfully violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. Laws 1963, c. 20, § 1, p. 103; Laws 1977, LB 40, § 34.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-107 Nonresident alien; property by succession or testamentary disposition; taking of property in this state; conditions; escheat; disposition of escheated property.

4-107. Nonresident alien; property by succession or testamentary disposition; taking of property in this state; conditions; escheat; disposition of escheated property. (1) The right of a nonresident alien to take either real or personal property or the proceeds thereof in this state by succession or testamentary disposition, upon the same terms and conditions as inhabitants and citizens of the United States, is dependent in each case upon: (a) The existence of a reciprocal right upon the part of citizens of the United States to take real and personal property and the proceeds thereof upon the same terms and conditions as inhabitants and citizens of the country of which such nonresident alien is an inhabitant; (b) The rights of citizens of the United States to receive by payment to them within the United States or its territories money originating from the estates of persons dying within such foreign country; (c) Proof that such nonresident alien heirs, distributees, devisees, or legatees may receive the benefit, use, or control of property or proceeds from estates of persons dying in this state without confiscation in whole or in part, by the governments of such foreign countries; and (d) Compliance of the nonresident alien with the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act, except that if the nonresident alien does not comply with the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act, the act shall control the transfer and disposition of any of the property that is agricultural land. (2) The burden is upon such nonresident alien to establish the fact of existence of the reciprocal rights set forth in subsection (1) of this section. (3) If such reciprocal rights are not found to exist, the property shall be delivered to the State Treasurer to be held for a period of five years from date of death during which time such nonresident alien may show that he or she has become eligible to receive such property. If at the end of such period of five years no showing of eligibility is made by such nonresident alien, his or her rights to such property or proceeds shall be barred. (4) At any time within the one year following the date the rights of such nonresident alien have been barred, any other person other than an ineligible nonresident alien who, in the case of succession or testamentary disposition, would have been entitled to the property or proceeds by virtue of the laws of Nebraska governing intestate descent and distribution had the nonresident alien predeceased the decedent, may petition the district court of Lancaster County for payment or delivery of such property or proceeds to those entitled thereto. (5) If no person has petitioned the district court of Lancaster County for payment or delivery of such property or proceeds within six years from the date of death of decedent, such property or proceeds shall be disposed of as escheated property. (6) All property other than money delivered to the State Treasurer under this section may within one year after delivery be sold by the State Treasurer to the highest bidder at public sale in whatever city in the state in the State Treasurer's judgment would be the most favorable market for the property involved. The State Treasurer may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if the State Treasurer considers the price bid insufficient. The State Treasurer need not offer any property for sale if, in the State Treasurer's opinion, the probable cost of sale exceeds the value of the property. Any sale held under this section shall be preceded by a single publication of notice of such sale at least three weeks in advance of sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is to be sold and the cost of such publication and other expenses of sale paid out of the proceeds of such sale. The purchaser at any sale conducted by the State Treasurer pursuant to this section shall receive title to the property purchased, free from all claims of the owner or prior holder of such property and of all persons claiming through or under such owner or prior holder. The State Treasurer shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of title. (7) For purposes of this section, nonresident alien has the same meaning as in section 76-3702. Laws 1963, c. 21, § 1, p. 104; Laws 2024, LB1301, § 1.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-108 Public benefits; state agency or political subdivision; verification of lawful presence; employee; participation in retirement system; approved identification document; maintain; produce.

4-108. Public benefits; state agency or political subdivision; verification of lawful presence; employee; participation in retirement system; approved identification document; maintain; produce. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, unless exempted from verification under section 4-110 or pursuant to federal law, no state agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska shall provide public benefits to a person not lawfully present in the United States. (2) Except as provided in section 4-110 or if exempted by federal law, every agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska shall verify the lawful presence in the United States of any person who has applied for public benefits administered by an agency or a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. This section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin. (3) No employee of a state agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska shall be authorized to participate in any retirement system, including, but not limited to, the systems provided for in the Class V School Employees Retirement Act, the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, and the State Employees Retirement Act, unless the employee is a United States citizen or is lawfully present in the United States. The employing state agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska and the employee shall: (a) Maintain at least one approved identification document; and (b) Produce any such approved identification document so maintained upon request of the Public Employees Retirement Board or the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems. (4) For purposes of this section and sections 23-2306, 24-703.01, 79-915, 79-9,118, 81-2016, 84-1307, and 84-1504, approved identification document means a document that is: (a) Unexpired if applicable to the particular document or that has an expiration date that has been extended by the United States Department of Homeland Security or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services so that such document is still valid; (b) Used to demonstrate United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States as of the employee's date of hire; and (c)(i) A state-issued driver's license; (ii) A state-issued identification card; (iii) A state-issued motor vehicle learner's permit; (iv) A certified copy of a birth certificate or delayed birth certificate issued in any state, territory, or possession of the United States; (v) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the United States Department of State; (vi) A United States passport; (vii) A foreign passport with a United States visa; (viii) A United States Certificate of Naturalization; (ix) A United States Certificate of Citizenship; (x) A tribal certificate of Native American blood or similar document; (xi) A United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Document, Form I-766; (xii) A United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551; or (xiii) Any other document issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services granting employment authorization in the United States and approved by the Public Employees Retirement Board. Laws 2009, LB403, § 1; Laws 2011, LB509, § 1; Laws 2024, LB198, § 1; Laws 2025, LB295, § 1; Laws 2026, LB820, § 1. Operative Date: July 18, 2026

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-109 Public benefits, defined.

4-109. Public benefits, defined. For purposes of sections 4-108 to 4-113, public benefits means any grant, contract, loan, professional license, commercial license, welfare benefit, health payment or financial assistance benefit, disability benefit, public or assisted housing benefit, postsecondary education benefit involving direct payment of financial assistance, food assistance benefit, or unemployment benefit or any other similar benefit provided by or for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, a household, or a family eligibility unit by an agency of the United States, the State of Nebraska, or a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. Laws 2009, LB403, § 2.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-110 Public benefits; verification of lawful presence; exemptions; legislative findings.

4-110. Public benefits; verification of lawful presence; exemptions; legislative findings. Verification of lawful presence in the United States pursuant to section 4-108 is not required for: (1) Any purpose for which lawful presence in the United States is not restricted by law, ordinance, or regulation; (2) Assistance for health care services and products, not related to an organ transplant procedure, that are necessary for the treatment of an emergency medical condition, including emergency labor and delivery, manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in (a) placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy, (b) serious impairment to bodily functions, or (c) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; (3) Short-term, noncash, in-kind emergency disaster relief; (4) Public health assistance for immunizations with respect to diseases and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases, whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease; or (5) Programs, services, or assistance necessary for the protection of life or safety, such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter, which (a) deliver in-kind services at the community level, including those which deliver such services through public or private, nonprofit agencies and (b) do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on the income or resources of the recipient. The Legislature finds that unborn children do not have immigration status and therefor are not within the scope of section 4-108. Prenatal care services available pursuant to sections 68-915 and 68-972 to unborn children, whose eligibility is independent of the mother's eligibility status, shall not be deemed to be tied to the immigration status of the mother and therefor are not included in the restrictions imposed by section 4-108. Laws 2009, LB403, § 3; Laws 2012, LB599, § 1.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-111 Public benefits; verification of lawful presence; attestation required; professional or commercial license; requirements.

4-111. Public benefits; verification of lawful presence; attestation required; professional or commercial license; requirements. (1) Verification of lawful presence in the United States pursuant to section 4-108 requires, in addition to any requirements imposed by section 4-108, that the applicant for public benefits attest in a format prescribed by the Department of Administrative Services that such applicant is a United States citizen or is lawfully present in the United States. (2) A state agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations or procedures for the electronic filing of the attestation required under subsection (1) of this section if such attestation is substantially similar to the format prescribed by the Department of Administrative Services. (3)(a) The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the State of Nebraska to make full use of the skills and talents in the state by ensuring that a person who is work-authorized is able to obtain a professional or commercial license and practice his or her profession. (b) For purposes of a professional or commercial license, the Legislature finds that a person not described in subsection (1) of this section who submits (i) an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Form I-766, and (ii) documentation issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any other federal agency, such as one of the types of Form I-797 used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, demonstrating that such person is described in section 202(c)(2)(B)(i) through (x) of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, has demonstrated lawful presence pursuant to section 4-108 and is eligible to obtain such license. Such license shall be valid only for the period of time during which such person's employment authorization document is valid. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the requirements to obtain a professional or commercial license that are unrelated to the lawful presence requirements demonstrated pursuant to this subsection. (c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to grant eligibility for any public benefits other than obtaining a professional or commercial license. (d) Any person who has complied with the requirements of this subsection shall have his or her employment authorization document verified through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or an equivalent program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security. (e) The Legislature enacts this subsection pursuant to the authority provided in 8 U.S.C. 1621(d), as such section existed on January 1, 2016. Laws 2009, LB403, § 4; Laws 2016, LB947, § 1; Laws 2020, LB944, § 1; Laws 2024, LB198, § 2.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-112 Public benefits; applicant; eligibility; verification; presumption.

4-112. Public benefits; applicant; eligibility; verification; presumption. For any applicant who is not a United States citizen but who has attested that such applicant is lawfully present in the United States as provided in section 4-111, eligibility for public benefits shall be verified through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or an equivalent program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Until such verification of eligibility is made, such attestation may be presumed to be proof of lawful presence for purposes of sections 4-108 to 4-113 unless such verification is required before providing the public benefit under another provision of state or federal law. Laws 2009, LB403, § 5; Laws 2016, LB947, § 2; Laws 2024, LB198, § 3.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-113 Public benefits; state agency; annual report.

4-113. Public benefits; state agency; annual report. Each state agency which administers any program of public benefits shall provide an annual report not later than January 31 for the prior year to the Governor and the Clerk of the Legislature with respect to compliance with sections 4-108 to 4-113. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the total number of applicants for benefits and the number of applicants rejected pursuant to such sections. Laws 2009, LB403, § 6; Laws 2012, LB782, § 10.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-114 Public employer and public contractor; register with and use federal immigration verification system; Department of Labor; duties.

4-114. Public employer and public contractor; register with and use federal immigration verification system; Department of Labor; duties. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) Federal immigration verification system means the electronic verification of the work authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C. 1324a, known as the E-Verify Program, or an equivalent federal program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agency authorized to verify the work eligibility status of a newly hired employee pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; (b) Public contractor means any contractor or his or her subcontractor who is awarded a contract by a public employer for the physical performance of services within the State of Nebraska; and (c) Public employer means any agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. (2) Every public employer and public contractor shall register with and use a federal immigration verification system to determine the work eligibility status of new employees physically performing services within the State of Nebraska. Every contract between a public employer and public contractor shall contain a provision requiring the public contractor to use a federal immigration verification system to determine the work eligibility status of new employees physically performing services within the State of Nebraska. (3) For two years after October 1, 2009, the Department of Labor shall make available to all private employers information regarding the federal immigration verification system and encouraging the use of the federal immigration verification system. The department shall report to the Legislature no later than December 1, 2011, on the use of a federal immigration verification system by Nebraska employers. (4) This section does not apply to contracts awarded by a public employer prior to October 1, 2009. Laws 2009, LB403, § 7.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-115 Critical infrastructure; contract with foreign principal; restrictions, when.

4-115. Critical infrastructure; contract with foreign principal; restrictions, when. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) Company means a for-profit sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those entities or business associations that exists to make a profit; (b) Critical infrastructure means the 911 system, a communication infrastructure system, a cybersecurity system, a high voltage electric grid, a hazardous waste treatment system, or a water treatment facility; (c) Cybersecurity means the measures taken to protect a computer, computer network, computer system, or other technology infrastructure against unauthorized use or access; (d) Foreign adversary means those countries listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2026; (e) Foreign principal means: (i) The government or any official of the government of a foreign adversary; (ii) A political party of a foreign adversary or a member of such political party or any subdivision of such political party; (iii)(A) A partnership, an association, a corporation, an organization, or any other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign adversary; (B) A subsidiary of an entity described in subdivision (1)(e)(iii)(A) of this section; or (C) An entity owned or controlled wholly or in part by any person, entity, or collection of persons or entities described in subdivision (1)(e)(iii)(A) or (B) of this section; (iv) Any person who is domiciled in a foreign adversary and is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; and (v) Any person, entity, or collection of persons or entities described in subdivisions (1)(e)(i) through (iv) of this section having a controlling interest in a partnership, association, corporation, organization, trust, or any other legal entity or subsidiary formed for the purpose of owning real property; and (f) Governmental entity means any agency, department, board, commission, or political subdivision of the state that owns, operates, manages, or provides oversight for critical infrastructure. (2)(a) A company or other entity constructing, repairing, operating, or otherwise having significant access to critical infrastructure shall not knowingly enter into a contract or other agreement relating to critical infrastructure in this state with a foreign principal if the contract or other agreement would allow the foreign principal to directly or remotely access or control critical infrastructure in this state. (b) A governmental entity shall not knowingly enter into a contract or other agreement relating to critical infrastructure in this state with a company that is a foreign principal if the contract or other agreement would allow the foreign principal to directly or remotely access or control critical infrastructure in this state. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (2)(a) and (b) of this section, a company or other entity may enter into a contract or agreement relating to critical infrastructure with a foreign principal if all of the following apply: (i) There is no other reasonable option for addressing the need relevant to state critical infrastructure; and (ii) Not entering into such contract or agreement would pose a greater threat to the state than the threat associated with entering into the contract. Laws 2026, LB1096, § 6. Effective Date: July 18, 2026

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-201 Act, how cited.

4-201. Act, how cited. Sections 4-201 to 4-213 shall be known and may be cited as the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act. Laws 2025, LB644, § 1.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-202 Act; purpose.

4-202. Act; purpose. The purpose of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act is to provide public transparency for the political and propaganda activities and influence operations of agents of adversary nations and foreign terror organizations in Nebraska. Laws 2025, LB644, § 2.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-203 Terms, defined.

4-203. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act: (1) Adversary nation means those countries listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4, as such regulation existed on April 1, 2025; (2)(a) Agent of a foreign principal means: (i) Any person who directly, or through any other person, within the State of Nebraska, engages in covered activities and who acts: (A) As an agent, representative, employee, or servant, of a foreign principal; or (B) In any other capacity at the order or request or under the direction or control, of a foreign principal or of a person, any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in part by, a foreign principal; or (ii) Any person who agrees, consents, assumes, or purports to act as, or who is or purports to be, whether or not pursuant to a contractual relationship, an agent of a foreign principal as defined in subdivision (2)(a)(i) of this section. (b) Agent of a foreign principal does not include any media entity, solely by virtue of any bona fide news or journalistic activities, including the solicitation or acceptance of advertisements, subscriptions, or other compensation therefor, so long as: (i) The media entity is at least eighty percent beneficially owned by citizens of the United States; (ii) Any officers and directors of the media entity are citizens of the United States; and (iii) The media entity is not owned, directed, supervised, controlled, subsidized, or financed, and none of its policies are determined by, any foreign principal or by any agent of a foreign principal required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act; (3) Covered activities means: (a) Engaging in political activities for, or in the interests of, a foreign principal; (b) Acting as a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information-service employee or political consultant for, or in the interests of, a foreign principal; (c) Soliciting, collecting, disbursing, or dispensing contributions, loans, money, or other things of value for, or in the interests of, a foreign principal; or (d) Representing the interests of such foreign principal before any agency or official of this state or a political subdivision of this state; (4) False statement of material fact includes any of the following with respect to a registration statement, a supplement to such statement, or any document filed with or furnished to the Attorney General under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act: (a) A false statement of material fact; (b) An omission of a material fact required to be reported; and (c) An omission of a material fact or copy of a material document necessary to make the statements made in such statement, supplement, or document not misleading; (5) Foreign political party means any organization or any other combination of individuals in a country other than the United States, or any unit or branch thereof, having for an aim or purpose, or which is engaged in any activity devoted in whole or in part to, the establishment, administration, control, or acquisition of administration or control, of a government of a foreign country or a subdivision thereof, or the furtherance or influencing of the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a subdivision thereof; (6) Foreign principal means: (a) A government of a foreign country, any agency or instrumentality of such government, or a foreign political party; (b) A person outside of the United States, unless it is established that such person is an individual and a citizen or permanent resident of and domiciled within the United States, or that such person is not an individual and is organized under or created by the laws of the United States or of any state or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and has its principal place of business within the United States; (c) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign country; (d) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons that is at least twenty percent beneficially owned by a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign country; (e) Any person that owns or operates in whole or in part an entity described in subdivision (6)(d) of this section; (f) Any person that is owned or operated in whole or in part by a person or entity described in subdivision (6)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section; or (g) A foreign terrorist organization; (7) Foreign terrorist organization means an organization included on the United States Department of State's list of designated foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1189, as such section existed on April 1, 2025; (8) Government of a foreign country means any person or group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or de jure political jurisdiction over any country, other than the United States, or over any part of such country, and includes any subdivision of any such group and any group or agency to which such sovereign de facto or de jure authority or functions are directly or indirectly delegated. Such term shall include any faction or body of insurgents within a country assuming to exercise governmental authority whether such faction or body of insurgents has or has not been recognized by the United States; (9) Information service employee means any person who is engaged in furnishing, disseminating, or publishing accounts, descriptions, information, or data with respect to the political, industrial, employment, economic, social, cultural, or other benefits, advantages, facts, or conditions of any country other than the United States, any government of a foreign country, any foreign political party, or a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of individuals organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign country; (10) Media entity means any: (a) News or press service or association organized under the laws of the United States, any state, or any other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; (b) Newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication; or (c) Website or application that enables users to create and share content or to participate in social networking; (11) Owned or operated in whole or in part means that a person has the power, directly or indirectly, whether or not exercised, to determine, direct, or decide important matters affecting an entity including through: (a) The ownership of at least twenty percent of the total outstanding voting interest in an entity; (b) Board representation; (c) The ability to appoint or discharge any board members, officers, or directors; (d) Proxy voting, a special share, contractual arrangements, legal obligations, or formal or informal arrangements to act in concert; or (e) Any other means; (12) Person means an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, an organization, or any other entity or combination of individuals; (13) Political activities means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official of this state or a political subdivision of this state with reference to formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or of the State of Nebraska with reference to the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party; (14) Political consultant means any person who engages in informing or advising any other person with reference to the policies of the State of Nebraska or the political or public interest, policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign political party; (15) Political propaganda means information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote the political cause or point of view of an adversary nation, a foreign terrorist organization, or a political party from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization; (16) Postsecondary educational institution has the same meaning as postsecondary institution in section 85-2403; (17) Prints means newspapers, periodicals, books, pamphlets, sheet music, visiting cards, address cards, printing proofs, engravings, photographs, pictures, drawings, plans, maps, patterns to be cut out, catalogs, prospectuses, and advertisements; printed, engraved, lithographed, or autographed notices of various kinds; and, in general, all impressions or reproductions obtained on paper or other material assimilable to paper, on parchment or on cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithography, autography, or any other easily recognizable mechanical process, with the exception of the copying press, stamps with movable or immovable type, and the typewriter; (18) Public relations counsel means any person who engages directly or indirectly in informing, advising, or in any way representing a principal in any public relations matter pertaining to political or public interests, policies, or relations of such principal; (19) Publicity agent means any person who engages directly or indirectly in the publication or dissemination of oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including publication by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or otherwise; (20) Registration statement means the registration statement required to be filed with the Attorney General under section 4-204, and any supplements to such statement required to be filed under such section, and includes all documents and papers required to be filed with, or in amendment to, such statement or supplements, whether attached or incorporated by reference; and (21) United States, when used in a geographical sense, means the several states, the District of Columbia, the territories, the insular possessions, and all other places now or hereafter subject to the civil or military jurisdiction of the United States. Laws 2025, LB644, § 3.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-204 Agent of foreign principal from adversary nation or foreign terrorist organization; registration required; exemption; supplements; contents; procedure; effect.

4-204. Agent of foreign principal from adversary nation or foreign terrorist organization; registration required; exemption; supplements; contents; procedure; effect. (1) No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization unless such person has filed with the Attorney General a true and complete registration statement and supplements to such statement as required by this section or unless such person is exempt from registration under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act. Except as otherwise provided under the act, every person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization shall, within ten days thereafter, file with the Attorney General, in duplicate, a registration statement, under oath on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. The obligation of such an agent to file a registration statement shall, after the tenth day of such person becoming such an agent, continue from day to day, and termination of such status shall not relieve such agent from the obligation to file a registration statement for the period during which such agent was an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization. The registration statement shall include the following, which shall be regarded as material for the purposes of this subsection: (a) The registrant's name, principal business address, and all other business addresses in the United States or elsewhere, and all residence addresses, if any; (b) The status of the registrant, including: (i) If an individual, such individual's citizenship; (ii) If a partnership, the name, residence addresses, and citizenship of each partner and a true and complete copy of its partnership agreement; (iii) If an association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of individuals, the name, residence addresses, and citizenship of each director and officer and of each person performing the functions of a director or officer and a true and complete copy of its charter, articles of incorporation, association, constitution, operating agreement, certificate of organization, articles of organization, and bylaws and any amendments thereto; and (iv) A copy of every other instrument or document and a statement of the terms and conditions of every oral agreement relating to the registrant's organization, powers, and purposes, and a statement of ownership and control; (c)(i) A comprehensive statement of the nature of the registrant's business; (ii) A complete list of the registrant's employees and a statement of the nature of the work of each; (iii) The name and address of every foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization for whom the registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act, or has agreed to act; (iv) The character of the business or other activities of every such foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization, and, if any such principal is not an individual, a statement of the ownership and control of each; and (v) The extent, if any, to which each such foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization is supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party, or by any other foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization; (d)(i) Copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of such agreements, or, if no agreement exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization; and (ii) A comprehensive statement of the nature and method of performance of each such agreement, and of the existing and proposed activity or activities engaged in or to be engaged in by the registrant as agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization for each such principal, including a detailed statement of any such activity that is a political activity; (e) The nature and amount of any contributions, income, money, or thing of value that the registrant has received within the preceding one hundred eighty days from each such foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization, either as compensation or for disbursement or otherwise, and the form and time of each such payment and from whom received; (f)(i) A detailed statement of every activity that the registrant is performing, assuming or purporting to perform, directing others to perform, or has agreed to perform for the registrant or for any person other than a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization and that requires registration under this section, including a detailed statement of any such activity that is a political activity; (ii) The name, business, and residence addresses, and if an individual, such individual's citizenship, of any such other person; (iii) The extent to which each such other person is supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party or by any other foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization; and (iv) The nature and amount of contributions, income, money, or thing of value, if any, that the registrant has received during the preceding one hundred eighty days from each such other person in connection with any of the activities referred to in subdivision (1)(f)(i) of this section, either as compensation or for disbursement or otherwise, and the form and time of each such payment and from whom received; (g)(i) A detailed statement of the money and other things of value spent or disposed of by the registrant during the preceding one hundred eighty days in furtherance of or in connection with activities that require registration under this section and that have been undertaken by the registrant either as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization, for the registrant, or for any other person or in connection with any activities relating to the registrant becoming an agent of such principal; and (ii) A detailed statement of any contributions of money or other things of value made by the registrant during the preceding one hundred eighty days, other than contributions prohibited under 52 U.S.C. 30121, as such section existed on April 1, 2025, in connection with an election to any political office or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office; (h) Copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of such agreements, or, if no agreement exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant is performing, assuming or purporting to perform, directing others to perform, or has agreed to perform for the registrant, for a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization, or for any other person, any activities that require registration under this section; (i) Such other statements, information, or documents pertinent to the purposes of this subsection as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, may from time to time require; and (j) Such further statements and such further copies of documents as are necessary to make the statements made in the registration statement and supplements to such statement, and the copies of documents furnished therewith, not misleading. (2) Every agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization who has filed a registration statement required by subsection (1) of this section shall, within thirty days after the expiration of each period of six months succeeding such filing, file with the Attorney General a supplement to such statement under oath, on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. Such statement shall set forth, with respect to such preceding six-month period, such facts as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, deems necessary to make the information required under this section accurate, complete, and current with respect to such six-month period. In connection with the information furnished under subdivisions (1)(c), (d), (f)(i), and (h) of this section, the registrant shall give notice to the Attorney General of any change therein within ten days after such change occurs. If the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, the Attorney General may, in any particular case, require supplements to the registration statement to be filed at more frequent intervals with respect to all or particular items of information to be furnished. (3) The registration statement and supplements to such statement shall be executed under oath as follows: (a) If the registrant is an individual, by such individual; (b) If the registrant is a partnership, by the majority of the partners thereof; and (c) If the registrant is a person other than an individual or a partnership, by a majority of the officers thereof or persons performing the functions of officers or by a majority of the board of directors thereof or persons performing the functions of directors, if any. (4) The fact that a registration statement or supplement has been filed shall not: (a) Necessarily be deemed full compliance with the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act on the part of the registrant; (b) Indicate that the Attorney General has in any way passed upon the merits of such statement or supplement; or (c) Preclude liability for willfully: (i) Failing to file a registration statement or supplement when due; or (ii) Making a false statement of a material fact in such statement, supplement, or any other document filed with or furnished to the Attorney General under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act. (5) If any agent of a foreign principal required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act has previously registered with the Attorney General under the act, the Attorney General, in order to eliminate inappropriate duplication, may permit the incorporation by reference in the registration statement or supplements of any information or documents previously filed by such agent. Laws 2025, LB644, § 4.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-205 Registration requirements; applicability; agents; services or activities; disclosure; requirements.

4-205. Registration requirements; applicability; agents; services or activities; disclosure; requirements. (1) Section 4-204 shall not apply to the following agents of foreign principals: (a) A duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the United States Department of State, while such officer is engaged exclusively in activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such officer; (b) Any official of a foreign government, if such government is recognized by the United States, who is not a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information service employee, or a citizen of the United States, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such official are of public record in the United States Department of State, while such official is engaged exclusively in activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such official; (c) Any member of the staff of, or any person employed by, a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the United States Department of State, other than a public relations counsel, publicity agent, or information service employee, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such member or employee are of public record in the United States Department of State, while such member or employee is engaged exclusively in the performance of activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such member or employee; (d) Any person qualified to practice law in the State of Nebraska, insofar as such person engages or agrees to engage in the legal representation of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization before any state or federal court or agency or any agency of a political subdivision of this state, except that for the purposes of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, legal representation does not include attempts to influence or persuade agency personnel or officials other than in the course of judicial proceedings, criminal or civil law enforcement inquiries, investigations, or proceedings, or agency proceedings required by statute or regulation to be conducted on the record; or (e) Any person who advocates on behalf of an individual for individualized immigration relief. (2) No person acting as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization shall subcontract for services for activities regulated under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act requiring registration as an agent of a foreign principal, or otherwise induce another person to carry out activities that are so regulated under the act unless such person fully informs all parties of their status as such an agent. The requirements of this subsection apply to any person carrying out services or activities regulated under the act requiring registration as an agent of a foreign principal. Laws 2025, LB644, § 5.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-206 Transmittal of information; restrictions; requirements.

4-206. Transmittal of information; restrictions; requirements. (1) Every person within the State of Nebraska who is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization and who is required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and who transmits or causes to be transmitted in the United States mail, through digital communication, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce any informational materials for, or in the interests of, such foreign principal in the form of prints or in any other form that is reasonably adapted to being, that such person believes will be, or that such person intends to be, disseminated or circulated among two or more persons shall, not later than forty-eight hours after the beginning of the transmittal thereof, file with the Attorney General two copies thereof. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person within the State of Nebraska who is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization and required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act to transmit or cause to be transmitted in the United States mail, through digital communication, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce any informational materials for, or in the interests of, such foreign principal without placing in such informational materials a conspicuous statement that the materials are distributed by the agent on behalf of such foreign principal, and that additional information is on file with the Attorney General. The Attorney General may by rule and regulation define what constitutes a conspicuous statement for the purposes of this section. (3) The copies of informational materials required by this section to be filed with the Attorney General shall be available for public inspection under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may adopt and promulgate. (4) It shall be unlawful for any person within the State of Nebraska who is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act to transmit, convey, or otherwise furnish to any agency or official of the state, including any agency or official of a political subdivision of the state, for or in the interests of such foreign principal, any political propaganda, or to request from any such agency or official for, or in the interests of, such foreign principal, any information or advice with respect to any matter pertaining to the political or public interests, policies, or relations of an adversary nation, a foreign terrorist organization, or a political party from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization, or pertaining to the foreign or domestic policies of the United States or the State of Nebraska, unless the propaganda or the request is prefaced or accompanied by a true and accurate statement to the effect that such person is registered as an agent of such foreign principal under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act. (5) Whenever any agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act appears before any committee of the Legislature or a local government to testify for, or in the interests of, such foreign principal, such agent shall, at the time of such appearance, furnish the committee with a copy of such agent's most recent registration statement filed with the Attorney General for inclusion in the records of the committee as part of such agent's testimony. Laws 2025, LB644, § 6.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-207 Books of account and other records; requirements.

4-207. Books of account and other records; requirements. (1) Every person who is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization registered under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act shall keep and preserve, while such person is such an agent, such books of account and other records with respect to all activities, the disclosure of which is required under the act, in accordance with such business and accounting practices, as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, may by rule and regulation require as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the act and shall preserve such records for a period of three years following the termination of such status. Until rules and regulations are in effect under this section, every agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization shall keep books of account and shall preserve all written records with respect to such agent's activities. Such books and records shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspection of any official charged with the enforcement of the act. (2) No person shall willfully (a) conceal, destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, any book or record that is required to be kept under the act, (b) attempt such conduct, or (c) cause such conduct to be done. Laws 2025, LB644, § 7.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-208 Attorney General; powers and duties.

4-208. Attorney General; powers and duties. (1) The Attorney General shall retain in permanent form one copy of each registration statement furnished under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, and such statement shall be a public record and open to public examination and inspection at such reasonable hours, under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may adopt and promulgate. (2) The Attorney General shall, upon receipt, promptly transmit one copy of any registration statement filed, and one copy of every amendment or supplement to such statement filed, to the United States Secretary of State for such comment and use as the secretary may determine to be appropriate from the point of view of the foreign relations of the United States. Failure of the Attorney General to transmit such copy shall not be a bar to prosecution under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act. (3) The Attorney General may furnish information obtained by the Attorney General in the administration of the act to state and federal agencies and to committees of the Legislature. The Attorney General may furnish such information as may be appropriate in light of the purposes of the act. This includes, but is not limited to, the names of registrants under the act, copies of registration statements, or parts thereof, and other documents or information filed under the act. (4) The Attorney General shall report to the Legislature every six months concerning administration of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, including registrations filed pursuant to the act, and the nature, sources, and content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed. (5) The Attorney General shall post a monthly report on the portal described in section 4-212 concerning administration of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, including registrations filed pursuant to the act, and the nature, sources, and content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed. Laws 2025, LB644, § 8.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-209 Organization acting as agent; compliance required.

4-209. Organization acting as agent; compliance required. For an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization that is not an individual, each officer or director of such agent or person performing the functions of an officer or a director shall cause such agent to execute and file a registration statement and supplements to such statement as and when such filing is required under section 4-204 and shall also cause such agent to comply with sections 4-206 and 4-207 and all other requirements of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act. Dissolution of any organization acting as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization shall not relieve any such agent from complying with this section. In case of the failure of any such agent to comply with any of the requirements of the act, each of such agent's officers, directors, or persons performing the functions of officers or directors shall be subject to prosecution under the act. Laws 2025, LB644, § 9.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-210 Acts prohibited; violations; civil penalty; postsecondary educational institution; powers and duties; injunction; Attorney General; powers and duties; political activities; unlawful acts.

4-210. Acts prohibited; violations; civil penalty; postsecondary educational institution; powers and duties; injunction; Attorney General; powers and duties; political activities; unlawful acts. (1)(a) A person shall not: (i) Willfully violate any provision of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act or any rule or regulation under the act; or (ii) In any registration statement, supplement to such statement, or any other document filed with or furnished to the Attorney General under the act, willfully make a false statement of a material fact. (b) A person who violates this subsection shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to fifty thousand dollars. The total civil penalties a person may be required to pay under this subsection shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars for any violations occurring in the same calendar year. All penalties collected under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska. (2) If a person found to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section is a student, a faculty member, a researcher, or an adjunct or is otherwise employed by or associated with a postsecondary educational institution, such person may be expelled or dismissed from any role with any postsecondary educational institution in Nebraska and may be prohibited from entering any campus of such an institution in this state. It shall be the purview of the postsecondary educational institution to establish appropriate responses to violations of subsection (1) of this section. (3) Each postsecondary educational institution in Nebraska shall adopt a policy regarding any permanent expulsion and dismissal of persons found to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section. (4) In any proceeding under the act brought by the Attorney General in which it is alleged that a person is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization, the specific identity of the principal shall be alleged and it shall be the burden of the Attorney General to prove such identity. (5) Failure to file any registration statement or supplements to such statement as required by section 4-204 shall be considered a continuing violation for as long as such failure exists, notwithstanding any statute of limitation or other statute to the contrary. (6) Whenever, in the judgment of the Attorney General, any person has engaged in any act or practice that constitutes a violation of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act or any rule or regulation under the act, the Attorney General may apply to the district court for an order enjoining such acts or practices or for an order directing compliance. Upon a showing by the Attorney General that such person has engaged in any such acts or practices, the court may issue a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or such other order that it may deem proper. (7) If the Attorney General determines that a registration statement does not comply with the requirements of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act or the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act, the Attorney General shall notify the registrant in writing, specifying in what respects the statement is deficient. No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization at any time ten days or more after receipt of such notification without filing an amended registration statement in full compliance with the requirements of the act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act. (8) It shall be unlawful for any agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act to be a party to any contract, agreement, or understanding, either express or implied, with such foreign principal pursuant to which the amount or payment of the compensation, fee, or other remuneration of such agent is contingent, in whole or in part, upon the success of any political activities carried on by such agent. Laws 2025, LB644, § 10.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-211 Businesses and nonprofit organizations; attestation required; Attorney General; duty; Secretary of State; powers.

4-211. Businesses and nonprofit organizations; attestation required; Attorney General; duty; Secretary of State; powers. (1) All businesses and nonprofit organizations operating within the State of Nebraska shall attest that they are cognizant of and in compliance with the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act. (2) The attestation required by this section shall be filed as follows: (a) For a domestic or foreign limited liability company, the attestation shall be included in the biennial report in each odd-numbered year under section 21-125; (b) For a domestic or foreign corporation subject to the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act, the attestation shall be included in the biennial report in each even-numbered year under section 21-301 or 21-304; (c) For a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, the attestation shall be included in the biennial report in each odd-numbered year under section 21-19,172; (d) For a domestic or foreign limited liability partnership, the attestation shall be included in the annual report under section 67-456; (e) For banking, insurance, and building and loan association corporations paying fees and making reports to the Director of Insurance or the Director of Banking and Finance, the attestation shall be included on a report filed with the Director of Insurance or the Director of Banking and Finance. Each director shall determine the frequency with which such reports must be filed but shall not require a report to be filed more frequently than on an annual basis; and (f) For any other business or nonprofit organization not described in subdivisions (2)(a) through (e) of this section, the attestation shall be included on the annual or biennial report submitted to the Secretary of State as required by the organic law of the business or nonprofit organization. (3) The Attorney General shall develop the attestation required by this section in consultation with the Secretary of State. (4) The Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section. (5) An unincorporated entity that is of a type that is not created by filing a public organic document with the Secretary of State is exempt from this section. Laws 2025, LB644, § 11.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-212 Attorney General; website; contents.

4-212. Attorney General; website; contents. (1) In order to increase public transparency, the Attorney General shall provide information about agents of foreign principals registered in Nebraska on a portal of the Attorney General's website. The portal shall contain the information about each registrant and each registrant's activities within the State of Nebraska. (2) The Attorney General may exchange data with government officials in other states and the federal government in order to increase the transparency and registration compliance of foreign principals from adversary nations or foreign terrorist organizations that operate in multiple states. Laws 2025, LB644, § 12.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-213 Civil investigative demands; Attorney General; powers.

4-213. Civil investigative demands; Attorney General; powers. (1) In order to ensure compliance with the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice in violation of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, the Attorney General shall have the power to issue civil investigative demands to persons suspected of being agents of foreign principals from adversary nations or foreign terrorist organizations. (2) The Attorney General may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the act. (3) In conducting investigations of potential violations of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and in enforcing the act, the Attorney General shall not infringe upon the protections set forth in the Personal Privacy Protection Act. Laws 2025, LB644, § 13.

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